EmcArts & The Foraker Group – Learning Together
EmcArts has been fortunate to work alongside The Foraker Group in our New Pathways | Alaska program, and the connection has been … Continue reading
Posts Tagged: Alaska
Adventures in Community Connectedness: An Interview with Becky Kendall of the Anchorage Concert Association
The Anchorage Concert Association (ACA) is the largest nonprofit presenting organization in Alaska, presenting everything from Broadway shows to Americana to spoken word. In 2014, ACA … Continue reading
The Anchorage Concert Association: Developing a Civic Practice
Recognizing the limitations of its traditional business model, the Anchorage Concert Association (ACA) undertook a radical shift in direction. It moved from presenting art to facilitating community transformation through art. After undergoing training in “civic arts practice”, ACA staff, board and artists experimented with new and unexpected community partnerships. Focused on its long-term resilience, ACA also made several key internal changes to embed this new experimental mindset into the “DNA” of the organization.
The Alutiiq Museum: Becoming a Center for Living Culture
Both a museum and an archaeological repository, the Alutiiq Museum designed and tested three experiments in interactive programming to reach a new audience that they believed was curious about Alutiiq culture, but not currently visiting the Museum.
Announcing New Pathways | Alaska
EmcArts, Rasmuson Foundation, the Foraker Group, and Alaska State Council on the Arts have launched a new program for and with Alaska’s arts organizations.